Another New Kitchen Toy
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Comments (27)Glenda, I haven't used a Foley's Food Mill in years so I don't know that I can compare the performance of the two. And, come to think of it, I wonder what happened to my food mill? I had it when we moved here. Anyway.... I chose this particular tomato strainer because it was highly recommended over and over and over again by quite a few of the hard-core food processors at the Harvest Forum. I especially wanted it because of the set of extra screens, which if my memory is correct are for salsa (I've used that one and it is great), pumpkin/winter squash and berries. I used the salsa screen to make two different batches of salsa and both turned out perfectly. I then used the sauce screen to make plain tomato sauce which I then used to make pasta sauce for dinner. The sauce screen gives you perfect sauce with not one little piece of peel or seed or core. The sauce was just gorgeous to look at. I haven't tried the other two screens yet. Turning the hand crank was easy, the machine didn't leak, the suction cup adhered to the counnter, etc. When I get old and frail, LOL, I can buy the optional engine and use it instead of the handcrank. Or, if I should develop carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis or something that makes manual operation difficult, it is nice to know there is a little motor available to turn the handle for you. I do have a Kitchen Aid mixer and it is only about 5 years old and probably will last forever. So, for me, it is likely that the best grain mill option would be to get the Grain Mill accessory for the Kitchen Aid. As for the Food Saver, I remain undecided about that, but I really do want one and bet I go ahead and get one before next spring. We buy a lot of meat in bulk at Sam's and CostCo and repackage it, and I keep 3 freezers pretty full of home-grown veggies and fruits, so having the food saver to vacuum seal bags and cannisters would be quite useful. All the kitchen gear does add up to a lot of money over time, but I think I'll use them enough to make it worthwhile. For years I wanted these 'harvest helpers' and couldn't/wouldn't spend the money for them because we were putting our son through college. In a good year when it rains, I can put up enough veggies from the garden and fruit from the fruit trees to make a huge dent in a grocery bill. In a drought year, though, the harvest is not as heavy and I don't put up as much stuff. So, in a good year, I need all the equipment in order to put up as much of the harvest as possible as quickly as possible. I've gotten a lot more serious about raising more and more of our food supply the last few years. Homegrown is just so much tastier, and it is better for the environment because the food we're raising isn't having to travel to our home from grocery stores that get it from South America or even from California. Since reading "Animal Vegetable Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver, I've tried to become more serious about eating locally-raised food--and not just locally raised, but home-grown as much as possible. I'd like to think that if I am serious and work a little harder on getting great yields, I could raise most of our food in future years and all those 'harvest helper' type kitchen gadgets will get a good workout. Dawn...See MoreThree new kitchen toys (photo)
Comments (16)Glad to answer--I thought the brownie pan would come in handy, but when I actually got down to using it, it's very inconvenient! In fact, when I purchased it, I asked if I could return it after use if it wasn't "all that" and the store manager (who was on the cash register) said no problem. Now that I've baked a batch of brownies in the pan, I'm not happy with the way they release from their little squares, and while I did NOT fill each square to the top, I did fill them a little bit over 1/2 full. That was apparently too much, as some of the brownie batter poofed up over the pan itself. The brownie squares didn't pop out easily, but the silicone made it easier to push them out from the bottom--but some of the brownie "corners" remained in some of the squares. On the good side, the pan cleaned up really well--but that could be because I didn't use any Pam spray on it. All in all, to me, it's more trouble than it's worth!...See MoreNew Toy - Bakerstone Pizza Oven
Comments (31)I'm sure you can find one, but if you have trouble or just want to look and have something to compare, Thermoworks does ship to Canada. They also often have a few things on sale or some giveaway. They just launched a new alarm, so that may be it for now, but I would expect that the coming month and up to our Thanksgiving will have a number of sales or specials if you are willing to take a chance on waiting. I told DH I was going to probably use this method for the dough from now on -- unless we don't plan ahead, I suppose. My greatest frustration with pizza dough in the past was not being able to predict the rise. Nothing like being really hungry and waiting for that danged dough to rise. Rrrrr Was bad enough the other day for just the two of us while we were busy watching a football game. When the boys are home? You can imagine. Double Rrrrr -- by the time the pizza was ready, they'd filled up on snacks. Having dinner time ay your control is always better, whatever the reason. I'm very happy to know I could adapt your method to my sourdough recipe. I hope to play with some bread loaves soon. In the larger oven though....See MoreNew kitchen, new toys!
Comments (9)When we moved 7, 8years ago, i took the opportunity to thin out the toys. The original owner, a single mother, put in a downstairs back room baking kitchen for extra income. We use it as a project room and pantry so i still have all the toys but none of it is upstairs in the main kitchen. It has been nice to just have the basics and my favorites. No appliances like a toaster, microwave, or any counter clutter. Wanted to go back to the basics of chopping by hand, cooking fresh and rustic. No plastics, glass fridge storage pyrex, etc. Oh, sure, it all finds its way back up every once in a while but i do a 'sweep' once a month or so and back it goes. My drawers are no longer junky and stuffed. My favorite things i remember when i moved... -all fresh new spices, one set was a gift -treated myself to good cooking oils and vinegars -2 new big cutting boards,(even though i have a dozen misc ones) -restaurant quality water kettle and coffee grinder -fresh new pot holders and kitchen towels. I've always had good knives and cookware, cast iron all sizes and enameled cast iron, all sizes. No longer use non-stick anything. 2 appliances most used and loved that have easy accessed under counter storage... Breville juicer and Blendtec blender. So worth the high cost for quality. I never wanted a kitchen aid since i don't bake but found one at a yard sale last year for 15$. Finding many uses for it now that i have one. (it had a loose screw in the housing that made it run with a gruff rumble, brand new and fixed with-in minutes of bringing it home) -yard sales are still a favorite way to add something 'new' without the sticker shock. Like triciae, i always have something collected from years of traveling like a pot or bowl with something fresh from the garden or a vase with flowers from the yard. A few weeks ago it was sunflowers...last week it was a leggy purple cabbage and chives, this past weekend i treated myself to a small rosemary tree....See Moreci_lantro
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